Table 5.A14 Number and percentage distribution of women aged 62 or older, by basis of entitlement, type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 1960–2017, selected years

Year

Total a

Entitled as worker b

Entitled as wife, widow, or parent only

Subtotal

Worker only

Dually entitled

Subtotal

Wife's benefit

Widow's or parent's benefit c

Subtotal

Wife's benefit

Widow's or parent's benefit c

Number (thousands)

1960

6,619

2,866

2,563

303

159

141

3,753

2,174

1,546

1970

11,374

5,753

4,786

967

388

574

5,621

2,546

3,048

1975

14,010

7,586

5,926

1,660

617

1,039

6,424

2,745

3,659

1980

16,350

9,304

6,710

2,594

1,016

1,575

7,046

2,884

4,148

1985

18,412

10,805

7,096

3,709

1,594

2,112

7,607

3,018

4,580

1990

19,954

12,037

7,359

4,678

2,077

2,600

7,917

3,059

4,853

1991

20,207

12,251

7,398

4,853

2,158

2,695

7,956

3,062

4,889

1992

20,476

12,478

7,446

5,032

2,242

2,790

7,998

3,070

4,923

1993

20,647

12,656

7,479

5,177

2,312

2,864

7,991

3,053

4,934

1994

20,792

12,823

7,515

5,308

2,359

2,948

7,969

3,026

4,939

1995

20,888

12,974

7,554

5,420

2,398

3,022

7,914

2,985

4,926

1996

20,966

13,115

7,597

5,518

2,430

3,087

7,851

2,937

4,911

1997

21,049

13,396

7,779

5,617

2,461

3,156

7,653

2,892

4,758

1998

21,091

13,562

7,863

5,699

2,483

3,215

7,530

2,836

4,691

1999

21,147

13,719

7,947

5,772

2,499

3,272

7,429

2,784

4,642

2000

21,381

14,013

8,117

5,896

2,568

3,327

7,368

2,768

4,598

2001

21,442

14,205

8,244

5,962

2,584

3,377

7,237

2,711

4,524

2002

21,520

14,409

8,392

6,016

2,592

3,424

7,111

2,650

4,459

2003

21,627

14,643

8,579

6,063

2,603

3,460

6,985

2,593

4,389

2004

21,820

14,942

8,835

6,107

2,619

3,488

6,878

2,549

4,327

2005

22,066

15,291

9,126

6,165

2,650

3,514

6,775

2,511

4,264

2006

22,286

15,631

9,415

6,217

2,676

3,540

6,654

2,466

4,187

2007

22,526

15,987

9,716

6,271

2,706

3,565

6,539

2,423

4,115

2008

22,868

16,451

10,117

6,334

2,745

3,588

6,417

2,365

4,051

2009

23,466

17,131

10,584

6,442

2,823

3,619

6,334

2,337

3,996

2010

24,004

17,750

11,118

6,632

2,911

3,721

6,254

2,306

3,948

2011

24,533

18,360

11,657

6,702

2,952

3,750

6,173

2,279

3,894

2012

25,097

19,001

12,227

6,775

2,995

3,779

6,095

2,260

3,836

2013

25,685

19,662

12,825

6,837

3,029

3,808

6,024

2,250

3,774

2014

26,282

20,310

13,419

6,891

3,051

3,840

5,972

2,250

3,721

2015

26,870

20,939

13,997

6,942

3,067

3,875

5,931

2,261

3,670

2016

27,494

21,599

14,604

6,995

3,081

3,915

5,895

2,274

3,621

2017

28,121

22,288

15,248

7,040

3,081

3,958

5,833

2,260

3,573

Percentage distribution

1960

100.0

43.3

38.7

4.6

2.4

2.1

56.7

32.8

23.4

1970

100.0

50.6

42.1

8.5

3.4

5.0

49.4

22.4

26.8

1975

100.0

54.1

42.3

11.8

4.4

7.4

45.9

19.6

26.1

1980

100.0

56.9

41.0

15.9

6.2

9.6

43.1

17.6

25.4

1985

100.0

58.7

38.5

20.1

8.7

11.5

41.3

16.4

24.9

1990

100.0

60.3

36.9

23.4

10.4

13.0

39.7

15.3

24.3

1991

100.0

60.6

36.6

24.0

10.7

13.3

39.4

15.2

24.2

1992

100.0

60.9

36.4

24.6

10.9

13.6

39.1

15.0

24.0

1993

100.0

61.3

36.2

25.1

11.2

13.9

38.7

14.8

23.9

1994

100.0

61.7

36.1

25.5

11.3

14.2

38.3

14.6

23.8

1995

100.0

62.1

36.2

25.9

11.5

14.4

37.9

14.3

23.6

1996

100.0

62.6

36.2

26.3

11.6

14.7

37.4

14.0

23.4

1997

100.0

63.6

36.9

26.7

11.7

15.0

36.4

13.7

22.6

1998

100.0

64.3

37.3

27.0

11.8

15.2

35.7

13.4

22.2

1999

100.0

64.9

37.6

27.3

11.8

15.5

35.1

13.2

22.0

2000

100.0

65.5

38.0

27.6

12.0

15.6

34.5

12.9

21.5

2001

100.0

66.2

38.4

27.8

12.0

15.8

33.8

12.6

21.1

2002

100.0

67.0

39.0

28.0

12.0

15.9

33.0

12.3

20.7

2003

100.0

67.7

39.7

28.0

12.0

16.0

32.3

12.0

20.3

2004

100.0

68.5

40.5

28.0

12.0

16.0

31.5

11.7

19.8

2005

100.0

69.3

41.4

28.0

12.0

16.0

30.7

11.4

19.3

2006

100.0

70.1

42.3

27.9

12.0

15.9

29.9

11.1

18.8

2007

100.0

70.1

43.1

27.8

12.0

15.8

29.0

10.8

18.3

2008

100.0

71.9

44.2

27.7

12.0

15.7

28.1

10.3

17.7

2009

100.0

73.0

45.1

27.5

12.0

15.4

27.0

10.0

17.0

2010

100.0

73.9

46.3

27.6

12.1

15.5

26.1

9.6

16.4

2011

100.0

74.8

47.5

27.3

12.0

15.3

25.2

9.3

15.9

2012

100.0

75.7

48.7

27.0

11.9

15.1

24.3

9.0

15.3

2013

100.0

76.5

49.9

26.6

11.8

14.8

23.5

8.8

14.7

2014

100.0

77.3

51.1

26.2

11.6

14.6

22.7

8.6

14.2

2015

100.0

77.9

52.1

25.8

11.4

14.4

22.1

8.4

13.7

2016

100.0

78.6

53.1

25.4

11.2

14.2

21.4

8.3

13.2

2017

100.0

79.3

54.2

25.0

11.0

14.1

20.7

8.0

12.7

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Dual entitlement data for 1993–2003 and all data for 2004 and 2005 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.